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UFC Tampa video: Michael Johnson starches Ottman Azaitar for one of 2024′s most violent KOs

BAD MMA News — Sun, 15 Dec 2024 03:51:38 +0000

Michael Johnson on Saturday added a late candidate to the discussion of 2024’s nastiest knockout. At UFC on ESPN 63 in Tampa, Fla., Johnson (23-19 MMA, 15-15 UFC) knocked Ottman Azaitar (13-3 MMA, 2-3 UFC) unconscious in brutal fashion with a blistering overhand right. Though Azaitar was out from the initial blow, two more Johnson right hands cracked his unconscious head before referee Jason Herzog dove in and stopped the fight at 2:03 of Round 2. A MENACING K.O.

UFC 281 medical suspensions: Frankie Edgar, Dominick Reyes among longest from card with 11 finishes

BAD MMA News — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 01:16:48 +0000

UFC 281 proved to be a brutal event, and the medical suspensions handed out by the New York State Athletic Commission speak to that. On Monday, MMA Junkie received the full list from the NYSAC, which oversaw UFC 281 at Madison Square Garden in New York. It showed 19 fighters suspended indefinitely on a card that featured 11 finishes, which means those fighters will need doctor’s clearance before returning to the cage. Among the 19 indefinite suspensions, five fighters – Frankie Edgar , Dominick Reyes , Nicolae Negumereanu , Seung Woo Choi , and Ottman Azaitar – received the longest mandatory minimum of 90 days

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Matt Frevola def. Ottman Azaitar at UFC 281: Best photos

BAD MMA News — Sun, 13 Nov 2022 01:44:43 +0000

Check out the best photos from Matt Frevola ’s first-round knockout win over Ottman Azaitar at UFC 281 at Madison Square Garden in New York. (Photos by Jessica Alcheh, USA TODAY Sports)

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UFC 281 video: Matt Frevola steamrolls Ottman Azaitar with three-punch knockout

BAD MMA News — Sun, 13 Nov 2022 01:44:40 +0000

NEW YORK – Matt Frevola and Ottman Azaitar finally got to fight Saturday and after years of anticipation, it ended quickly. In a UFC 281 preliminary card bout, Frevola (10-3-1 MMA, 4-3-1 UFC) knocked out Azaitar (13-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) with a brutal three-punch combination that ended the fight at 2:30 of Round 1. THE STEAMROLLA LIVED UP TO HIS NAME #UFC281 pic.twitter.com/sqp1zvq4HU — ESPN MMA (@espnmma) November 13, 2022 The matchup between Frevola and Azaitar was originally scheduled for UFC 257 in January 2021. It was canceled when Azaitar was caught by UFC staff sneaking a person and items into the then-COVID-19 bubble. UFC president Dana White said Azaitar would be cut , but later changed his mind . Frevola becomes the first man to defeat Azaitar and he does so on the first fight of a new multifight UFC contract.

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Matt Frevola: Ottman Azaitar ‘needs to be humbled’ at UFC 281

BAD MMA News — Sat, 12 Nov 2022 03:53:49 +0000

NEW YORK – Matt Frevola spoke to reporters at media day ahead of UFC 281 . Frevola (9-3-1 MMA, 3-3-1 UFC) meets unbeaten Ottman Azaitar (13-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) on Saturday in a rebooking from their scrapped bout at UFC 257. Frevola was scheduled to face Azaitar in January 2021, but Azaitar was pulled from the matchup and briefly cut by the UFC for breaching COVID-19 safety protocols. “This guy is undefeated, and I’m gonna give him his first loss,” Frevola told reporters, including MMA Junkie. “This guy needs to be humbled and who better to humble him than me?” He continued, “As soon as I heard they signed him back to the UFC, I knew I wanted that fight back, because I love the matchup, and I wanted this fight, and we got it.

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UFC 281′s Ottman Azaitar laughs off questions about bag incident: ‘It’s not a Mission Impossible movie’

BAD MMA News — Thu, 10 Nov 2022 16:47:24 +0000

NEW YORK – Ottman Azaitar cannot escape questions about his incident ahead of UFC 257. Since the moment in January 2021 that led to his release from the UFC, Azaitar (13-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) has faced repeated questions about the infamous bag that was left on his hotel balcony on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi. Ahead of his scheduled bout against Matt Frevola at UFC 281 at Madison Square Garden, Azaitar responded to more questions about the incident with laughter and superhero-themed hypothetical scenarios. “Why this big secret around this bag?” Azaitar rebutted at Wednesday’s media day. “It’s not a ‘Mission Impossible’ movie. … If I wanted to sneak something in, I could have done it without the Mission Impossible or sending Spider-Man to give Batman something, and Ant-Man make small, big, and Superman from up and however.

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Ottman Azaitar says bag incident caused USADA to test him 26 times in 2021

BAD MMA News — Wed, 09 Nov 2022 16:50:29 +0000

Ottman Azaitar ’s brief UFC release caused him to become one of the sport’s most drug-tested athletes in 2021. In January 2021, Azaitar (13-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) was cut from the UFC for violating COVID-19 health and safety protocols during UFC 257 fight week ahead of his fight with Matt Frevola, which was canceled. The UFC later decided to give the unbeaten Moroccan another chance. UFC president Dana White said Azaitar’s team got a wristband to someone outside the UFC’s COVID bubble. That person dropped off a bag on their hotel balcony

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Ottman Azaitar vs. Matt Frevola rebooked for UFC 281 – after ‘bag of potatoes’ incident canceled first fight

BAD MMA News — Sat, 20 Aug 2022 16:12:56 +0000

A bag of potatoes shouldn’t interfere with the matchup between Ottman Azaitar and Matt Frevola this time around. The two lightweight fighters will collide Nov. 12 at UFC 281 , set for Madison Square Garden in New York. The fight comes 22 months after they were initially expected to face off at UFC 257 in Abu Dhabi. Frevola announced the booking Saturday on social media in … creative fashion.

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Ottman Azaitar calls out Paddy Pimblett: ‘You felt pressure in your past fights, but you never felt pain’

BAD MMA News — Mon, 21 Mar 2022 21:03:48 +0000

Add Ottman Azaitar to the list of UFC fighters who want a piece of Paddy Pimblett . Pimblett’s star continued to shine when he scored a first-round submission of Kazula Vargas this past Saturday at UFC Fight Night 204 in London. However, before scoring his second consecutive first-round finish, Pimblett (18-3 MMA, 2-0 UFC) was rocked yet again in his fight, which has given the hard-hitting Azaitar (13-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) some confidence . View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ottman Azaitar (@ottmanazaitar) “I respect you as a fighter and wish you stay undefeated in the @ufc until we meet, but I’m really not impressed! You felt pressure in your past fights but you never felt pain. May Allah give us the victory.” Unbeaten in his professional MMA career, Azaitar has finished all but one of his fights

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Mystery solved: Potatoes were in the bag Ottman Azaitar tried to sneak into ‘Fight Island’

BAD MMA News — Wed, 03 Mar 2021 23:19:29 +0000

Ottman Azaitar made a brief appearance at UFC 259 media day on Wednesday. According to multiple reporters in attendance, Azaitar entered the room at the UFC Apex where interviews took place, said hello , laughed and pointed at a bag, then ran out . Think maybe he feels good about his new lease on UFC life? We all thought Azaitar was no longer on the UFC roster after he violated COVID-19 protocols by trying to smuggle a bag into the “Fight Island” bubble on Jan. 22.

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Mystery solved: Potatoes were in the bag Ottman Azaitar tried to sneak into ‘Fight Island’ – MMA Junkie